Impact of UV-A radiation on erythemal UV and UV-index estimation over Korea

Advances in Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 2015, Pages 1639-1646

  Park, Sang Seo ^a   Lee, Yun Gon ^b   Kim, Jung Hyun ^a  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^b Chungnam National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

erythemal UV; total UV; UV B; UV biometer

Indexed keywords

EID: 84944459759     PISSN: 02561530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00376-015-4231-7     Document Type: Article

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